on the news today they mentioned that they have an actual eyewitness to the latest shooting.......
US officials say they are more confident of a breakthrough in their hunt for the serial sniper who has killed nine people in the Washington area.
For the first time since the shootings began two weeks ago, at least one witness actually saw the sniper open fire on his latest victim, investigators told the Washington Post newspaper.
Police are searching for a white van seen near the attacks
Witnesses have also provided at least partial licence plate numbers, as well as descriptions of the white or cream-coloured Chevrolet Astro van with a silver roof rack seen leaving the scene, which one eyewitness said had a broken tail-light.
"There was some additional information that we were able to get from last night's case, and I am confident that that information is going to lead us to an arrest," Fairfax County Police Chief Tom Manger said.
But the sniper continues to evade capture, and late on Tuesday the Pentagon agreed to a request from the FBI to provide manned, fixed-wing reconnaissance aircraft to help law enforcement agencies in the hunt.
'Dark-skinned'
check out the link for more further info
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/americas/2332151.stm